Doodle 4 Google

Ever wonder how Google comes up with all of its creative specialized Logos for Mother’s Day or Valentine’s Day? Google holds a competition where they invite K-12 students to play around with their homepage logo and see what they come up with. Each year a panel of judges will select 40 finalist doodles, from which the public will help select a favorite that is features on their homepage. They provide a series of PDF downloadable
lesson plans for each grade group to help students with their doodles and to provide ideas for integrating this project into your curricula.

The National Winner will win a $10,000 college scholarship to be used at the school of their choice, a trip to the Googleplex, a laptop computer, and a t-shirt printed with their doodle. We'll also award the winner's school a $25,000 grant towards the establishment/improvement of a computer lab.

* Each of the other 3 National Finalists will win a trip to the Googleplex, a laptop computer, and a t-shirt printed with their doodle.
* Each of the other 36 Regional Winners will win a trip to the Googleplex and t-shirt printed with their doodle.
* Each of the other 360 State Finalists will receive a "Doodle 4 Google" certificate.